mental illness

Compass: Don’t Cut Residential Treatment for Addicts – Anchorage Daily News

Compass: Don’t cut residential treatment for addicts – Anchorage Daily News

Compass: Don't cut residential treatment for addicts
Anchorage Daily News
However, proposed cuts of $ 2.043 million to the state of Alaska's Behavioral Health grants threaten to force us to make painful cuts in our residential addiction treatment program… Continue reading

The Importance of Context in Our Dialogue About Mental Health and Addiction … – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

The Importance of Context in Our Dialogue about Mental Health and Addiction … – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

The Importance of Context in Our Dialogue about Mental Health and Addiction
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
With increasing public awareness of tragic deaths in Vermont and across the nation due to… Continue reading

NC AG Kicks Off Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Contest for High School Students

NC AG kicks off prescription drug abuse PSA contest for high school students
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is trying to attack the problem through a contest challenging North Carolina students to spread the word about prescription drug abuse. Cooper stopped by Vance High School Wednesday to promote the …… Continue reading

First Responders in Ohio Can Now Carry Life-Saving Heroin Overdose Antidote

First responders in Ohio can now carry life-saving heroin overdose antidote
Friends and family members of addicts now have access to the drug that reverses an overdose in seconds, and all first responders, including police officers, firefighters and basic paramedics, can carry naloxone. The bill's "Good Samaritan" clause …
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UN Reports Says Prescription Drug Abuse Growing in India

UN reports says prescription drug abuse growing in India
Globally also prescription drug abuse, often legally obtained medication by a friend or a family member who no longer needs it or is not using it for medical purposes, is outpacing the rates for illegal drugs in some countries. "There is… Continue reading

Downtown Community Court Sees Greater Drop in Repeat Offenders Than

Downtown Community Court sees greater drop in repeat offenders than
Filed under: long term alcohol rehab

“When you look at chronic offenders, 50 per cent at least are suffering from some kind of mental illness,” he said Wednesday. “Others are either homeless or addicted to drugs and alcohol, so… Continue reading